IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MICHAEL JAMES DRAKE NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO STEWART, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED Petitioner, CASE NO. 1D15-1074 v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed April 1, 2015.

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel -- Original Jurisdiction.

Michael James Drake Stewart, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

WOLF, BENTON, and RAY, JJ., CONCUR.